Apple is toying with idea of flexible phones, patent hints

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Apple Inc. is revisiting 2014’s “Bendgate” controversy, though this time on its own terms, according to a patent filing that reveals a deeper push into the world of flexible materials for smartphones.

Patent No. 8,929,085 outlines plans for malleable external components such as display screens that would work with flexible internal parts such as batteries and circuit boards, according to Cult of Mac. The patent also includes drawings that show how the device could be contorted.

Apple has researched flexible displays in the past, and while an iPhone that can be bent in half probably isn’t on tap soon, the new patent offers a hint at the company’s efforts to stay innovative, says Apple Insider.

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